Amanda Bynes' Bizarre Behavior Prompts Calls for Help

A friend grew so concerned this week that he asked police to check on Bynes. In an interview with ABC News, Jonathan Jaxson, a Hollywood publicist and the actress' friend, said he got worried after talking to Bynes.

"She started ranting and she was drunk out of her mind. She said, 'I don't want to live anymore,'" Jaxson said.

Jaxson, who was 1,500 miles away from the New York-based Bynes, tweeted his concern and asked New York City police to check on his friend. Bynes has displayed months of apparently bizarre behavior, including tweeting a topless photo of herself earlier this week.

Bynes, a former child star whose recent movie hits include "Hairspray" and "Easy A," this week also tweeted an image of herself wearing just a bra and what appeared to be pantyhose.

"About to put on makeup!" she wrote in a tweet to her more than 896,000 followers. "I weigh 135, I've gained weight! I need to be 100 lbs!"

Bynes' behavior has prompted concerns about her physical and mental wellbeing. Following Jaxson's tweet, actress Jenny McCarthy tweeted "police are at Amanda Bynes house. I hope they get her help. Enough of this circus." That prompted Bynes to lash out at McCarthy, too.

"You're ugly! Police weren't at my house, old lady! Shut the f*** up!" Bynes tweeted Thursday in response to McCarthy, her former "What I Like About You" co-star.

Bynes has since apologized to McCarthy and deleted the angry tweets she wrote. In a November article in Us Weekly magazine, McCarthy described Bynes as "unreachable."

"My heart feels for whatever she is going through and I love her dearly," McCarthy told the magazine.